Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, December 23, 2022     Dear John, CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FR MAIN PAGE [Note: The above link takes you to the current page. You would have to toggle the date on the site if the headlines below have cycled out.] The FlashReport Main Page has been updated with all of the big stories in California...The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy... THE HEADLINES California’s population shrinks for third straight year as high costs stress households SFC: Did the California exodus continue in 2022? Here’s latest population data Here are new California laws for 2023 that go into effect in January SacBee: Here’s what new California labor laws mean for you in 2023, from minimum wage to family leave SFC: New law effectively bans Tesla from advertising cars as ‘Full Self-Driving’ SFC: This is the trash can that finally won San Francisco’s contest for a new receptacle CG: Homeless Advocates Attempt To Halt San Francisco Encampment Removals By Emergency Order SDUT: San Diego County sees a record number of homeless deaths this year: 574 and counting OCReg: Hundreds of homeless people died on Orange County’s streets in 2022 LAT $: Bass wants to bring homeless people indoors. Can she secure enough beds? VOSD: What San Diego Leaders Plan to Do About Homelessness in 2023 LADN: 2023 predictions: Southern California median home price to slide 10% LAT $: L.A. feds seize enough fentanyl doses to kill everyone in 7 California counties SJMN: Fentanyl on campus: DA says alleged dealer nicknamed “Madman” targeted Los Gatos High students LAT $: Declining U.S. life expectancy fell further in 2021 due to COVID and drug overdoses LAT $: L.A. students’ grades are rising, but test scores are falling. Why the big disconnect? LAT $: As Conception boat burned, video shows trapped divers sought way out LAT $: Racist audio leak raises a tough question: Why don’t Latinos vote more in L.A.? CG: California Businesses Prepare For End Of ‘Pink Tax’ January 1st CG: Flavored Tobacco Ban Begins In California SDUT: Qualcomm trims San Diego workforce by 153 jobs AP: California’s commercial Dungeness crab season opens Dec. 31 FoxLA: Trevor Bauer reinstated after reduced suspension; Dodgers must decide whether to keep him or not Are Universities Doomed? Reason: By Abolishing Fares, Big Cities Embrace Transit's Death Spiral Reason: Governments Worldwide Abuse COVID Surveillance Powers Reason: Judge Agrees Consumers Can Sue Over Misleading Movie Trailers Timeline: Atmospheric river heading to Bay Area SFC: Macy’s workers in S.F.’s Union Square to strike as Christmas nears SJMN: Six arrested after Sunnyvale gas station robberies total $200,000 in losses Modesto has $10.6M for affordable housing. Will that encourage additional development? Stanislaus Sheriff’s Office releases video of fatal deputy-involved shooting in Waterford VCStar $: Ojai school district mulls school closures, again LADN: LA County falls out of ‘High’ COVID activity level; transmission still high, officials caution LAT $: Weekly L.A. County COVID deaths top summer surge. ‘There’s a whole lot of winter left’ OCReg: CUSD superintendent ousted by board majority in special meeting SBSun: Driver shot by another motorist in San Bernardino County neighborhood VOSD: Judge Clears Century-Old Restriction on Old Central Library SDUT: Officials release name of man fatally shot by Chula Vista police in parking lot, officer who fired Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site!     Sincerely, FlashReport Editors FLASHREPORT | Website FlashReport | 4040 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 20, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!